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The Regional Planning Commission in Clarksville, Tenn., will review plans for a proposed small-batch liquor distillery, Old Glory Distilling Co., on Wednesday. The proposed plans include a seven-acre site at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Corporate Business Park.

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Residents of Clarksville, Tenn., will cast their votes in November on a referendum to allow the sale of wine in grocery stores there. The ballot measure was approved after a petition, signed at Kroger, Publix and Food Lion stores, was filed by the “Red, White, and Food” campaign in response to a law passed this year to allow local voter decisions on supermarket wine sales in specific cities.

The closure of a liquor store in Clarksville, Tenn., brought city liquor laws into question as officials struggled to uphold rules regarding licenses. The rules include one that allows for only 12 liquor stores in the city; a lack of regulation on how license ownership is transferred is also involved. When Pal's Package Store closed this summer, the law allowed for the store's owner to select the license recipient, which was approved by the City Council, in a transaction that did not provide any financial benefit to taxpayers.

The Clarksville, Tenn., City Council postponed a proposal to form an ethics commission until March to give the city attorney's office more time to prepare amendments, after councilors could not agree on accepting anonymous complaints. The proposal would set up a five-member commission to hear allegations, decide whether they violate the city's ethics code and recommend further action.

Time-strapped home cooks seeking sophisticated flavors are turning to mixes and add-ins like the new Lean Cuisine Salad Additions from Nestle. Maggie Drake, owner of Ingredients in Clarksville, Tenn., said mixes for soups and dips sell well because they taste good, they are easy to make, and cooks can add their own tweaks.